As you can imagine most of the emails to New Hanover County officials this week primarily focused on the calls for Commissioner Brian Berger’s resignation, but a few emails stuck out.

Some supported the calls for his resignation asking what they could do to help.

“If the people voted Mr. Berger into office is it not possible for the people to generate a petition to have him removed?” one email read. “He is detrimental to our community and the ability of our Commissioners to effectively do the job they were elected to do. There is always drama and that cannot be beneficial to the team. I stand behind the Commissioners to remove Mr. Berger from office in whatever manner is legal.”

Other gave suggestions for ways Berger could get help.

“It seems to me you are reaping a difficult karma. For whatever reason, you feel that you have been wronged and each time your seek justice, you are thrown into an even deeper hole,” an email said. “…Listen carefully to yourself, your own mind, and decipher what is prudent to follow…Reading Buddha’s teachings may help you.”

However, many of the emails sent to Berger expressed their support for him and the ideas in his manifesto.

“I hope you stand strong and don’t resign your position. What it is about you that puts the sand spur between the rest of the boards cheeks is that you speak your piece and not afraid to say what the people want to hear,” one email said.

“I’m sure there are lots of folks who would readily come to your defense if they were given the opportunity to hear your ideas,” another said. “It’s not easy to be a dissenting voice. I hope you’ll stay

that almost her entire ‘lady parts’ are exposed…On Saturdays when parents bring their kids in to work out she is dressed, or should I say undressed like that. Is there a county law about public nudity? If this were the beach it would be one thing, but it’s a semi-public place.”

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